New Roundbottom: The Inkblot Spider…
Filed Under: My Writing, New Art Photo, Photography, Writing Process
…and her prey. This week, I wasn’t able to get to a decent podcast script, so I worked up an image I’ve had in the hopper for a while now. This week details the predations and some bio notes of a unique species of spider that feeds on moth pixies in Roundbottom’s world. Check out the Inkblot Spider and share your thoughts.
In other news, I am weighing a sale for my inventory of images that I have printed. I’m considering $30 memberships from now until the end of the year or until I run out of pre-printed stock, whichever comes first.
I’ll admit that I’m disappointed with my success regarding membership kits. I sold 9 kits, and I really appreciate those of you who bought them. Unfortunately, sales have dropped off entirely. I’m considering giving up entirely on limited editon prints and selling everything on the site for $20 a piece. Any thoughts?
It’s hard to keep at this so much when I feel like it’s not as popular as I want it to be. Traffic is low, sales are nonexistent. I know what you’re thinking–do it because you enjoy it, not to make money. Well, no. I’m sorry, but I’d like to make a living from my creative endeavours and I don’t think there’s anything wrong with that. I enjoy the project, but if there is not a large enough audience to justify my time and energy in the project, then I will have to move on to something else. I have a lot of faith in the general concept of the project, but I am increasingly certain that it won’t turn a profit at all. My best bet is probably to use all of it as background research and turn out a novel. Keep the site updating on a lower frequency and turn the whole thing into a good reason to publish the book (beyond it being really good or something).
I’ve been meaning to write a book for a number of years now. I started writing my first book attempt just before my father was diagnosed with cancer. I’ve given up on that book along wth most of of my writing. But the truth is that I haven’t been able to let go of that creative urge, that drive to make something that matters, even if it only matters in the form of fleeting entertainment.
But even though I’ve given up so much, I haven’t been able to give up on Roundbottom. Maybe it’s because the character is a thinly disguised version of what I wanted to be once upon a time. I don’t know. But I want to keep trying to make something of this in some form, even if it’s not the website and the weekly updates. I just don’t know exactly what the best use of my time would be. Look, I have student loans that would make you wince. I may never be out of debt in my adult life without developing some sort of alternative revenue stream to accelerate my payoff. I’m trying to buy my freedom here. If this doesn’t work, I’ll find something else to sell, and I’ll keep trying until something comes out of my gourd. Because I want my freedom so bad I can taste it, and right now, these projects are the best thing I have to accelerate my earning that.
Are there images that you want that are limited editions, but you don’t want to drop so much cash on a print? I’m considering dropping the limited prints entirely at the moment. There’s been little interest in them, and while I was really hoping that they would provide the boost I need to see this project through into the coming months, I suppose I could just sell everything as a membership kit option or standalone small, cheap, unlimited prints. Anyway, enough about that. Coming up shortly, a photo of the day.
